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A Presbyterian minister has defied Church of Scotland doctrine and expressed his passionate support for “a good death” through assisted dying.

The Rev Scott McKenna, minister of Mayfield Salisbury, in Edinburgh, said that voluntary euthanasia could “sit comfortably” with Christian faith and dismissed arguments against assisted dying that “do not stand up”.

Mr McKenna was speaking at a conference in Edinburgh to coincide with World Dignity in Dying Day. He said that his views had been shaped by providing pastoral care to families whose loved ones had incurable diseases.